Theatre 360 (Devon Yates, Artistic and Executive Director) presents ANNIE JR., book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin, for two weekends: December 4-6 and December 11-13.
“Annie is a wonderful show, with great lyrics and music. It was nominated for 11 Tony Awards and won 7, including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, but it also has an important message,” stated Theatre 360 Artistic & Executive Director Devon Yates. She continued, “Theatre 360 has been hit hard through cutbacks in grants, donations and student enrollment… the arts have been the first to go. We are still the only program in the area that offers local youth professional training and the opportunity to work onstage and backstage in Los Angeles. Our attitude is if Annie can, we can. She survived the depression; we can, too.”
Theatre 360’s production of ANNIE JR. is the perfect family entertainment for the holiday season. This Tony Award-winning musical follows the story of Annie, a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents, who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and finds a new family and home in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Farrell and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
The 20-person cast will be giving a sneak preview performance on Sunday, November 29 as part of One Colorado’s Holiday Sing-A-Long Festival. The event will take place from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm on the One Colorado Courtyard. One Colorado is one city block bounded by Fair Oaks, Colorado Boulevard, DeLacey and Union Street in Old Pasadena. Visit www.onecolorado.com for details and directions.
ANNIE JR. begins performances on December 4 and plays through December 13 at Theatre 360, 75 North Marengo Avenue in Pasadena. The performance schedule is Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are available by calling Theatre 360 at (626) 577-5922.
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